- Paperback: 144 pages
- Publisher: University Press of Florida; illustrated edition edition (31 May 1999)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0813016746
- ISBN-13: 978-0813016740
- Product Dimensions: 27.4 x 21.3 x 0.5 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,748,506 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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With full-colour photographs and detailed expert advice, this guide describes how to grow abundant vegetables and edible herbs anywhere in Florida.
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Learn proven ways to grow vegetables in Florida.
Florida's unique soils and climate present special problems for vegetable gardeners. During my 36 years as state vegetable specialist, I have learned how researchers and experienced gardeners have coped. Through colorful illustrations and photos, I hope to share the wisdom of academia inter-woven with the sage advice of such old-time gardeners as Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, renowned more for her portrayals of how early Florida pioneers, called "Crackers", survived by saving their corn and crops from yearling deer. Being of cracker heritage myself, I feel a kindred spirit with this famous authoress who gave us The Yearling and Cross Creek, and hope that my long tenure helping gardeners and volunteering in her old garden plot combine now to give your garden that extra boost for which it cries out as plainly as a yearling's bleat.
Florida's unique soils and climate present special problems for vegetable gardeners. During my 36 years as state vegetable specialist, I have learned how researchers and experienced gardeners have coped. Through colorful illustrations and photos, I hope to share the wisdom of academia inter-woven with the sage advice of such old-time gardeners as Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, renowned more for her portrayals of how early Florida pioneers, called "Crackers", survived by saving their corn and crops from yearling deer. Being of cracker heritage myself, I feel a kindred spirit with this famous authoress who gave us The Yearling and Cross Creek, and hope that my long tenure helping gardeners and volunteering in her old garden plot combine now to give your garden that extra boost for which it cries out as plainly as a yearling's bleat.
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Vegetable Gardening in Florida, 4 Jun 2002
By Judith K. Ohare "grace" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Vegetable Gardening in Florida (Paperback)
Being new to gardening it has been a chore finding books I can understand about gardening. Many make promises but don't deliver information in a senible manner and I end up more frustrated than satisfied. This one delivers. The thing I love about this book is its simple easily understandable format. The book is loaded with color photographs that help me distinguish the different kinds of problems plants suffer from, making it a simple process in learning how to care for my plants and exactly what may be the problem.I like the way he layed out the charts in the back of the book. One section for cold crops and one section for winter crops. He even has a section for herbs! It takes the work out of thumbing through page after page, book after book, of when, what and where I can grow things. Thanks, Mr. Stephens, for taking the mystery out of vegetable gardening and making my life a little easier and a lot simplier.
27 of 28 people found the following review helpful:
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Finally! A User-Friendly Gardening Book, 6 Jun 2006
By M. Levine - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Vegetable Gardening in Florida (Paperback)
This beautifully illustrated book steers clear from all the "professional jargon" and actually allows you to get outside and garden!
In a nicely uncluttered way, it shows you through the use of simple illustrated tables WHEN to plant each type of vegetable and WHERE. It makes gardening fun again.
Hooray! No longer does one have to spend days reading about soils, biological make-up, beneficial bugs and the other things that make vegetable gardening seem like some mysterious technological feat.
19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:
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A Big Help for Florida Gardens!, 23 Sep 2005
By Heather N. Moore "Heather" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Vegetable Gardening in Florida (Paperback)
As a new gardener, I was happy to read this easy to follow guide. It answers the basic questions, and gives great timelines to follow. It has full color pictures, that really help you to visualize what they are talking about in the text. It is not a fancy garden book, with all the scientific "mumbo jumbo". Just easy directions to follow for success. So far my garden looks great and I have had no problems thanks to this book.
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